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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Centre for agricultural mechanisation loses executive director 

Mr Olaifa said the executive director died on Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara State, during a brief illness.

• January 7, 2026
National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM)
National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM)

The Executive Director of the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM), Abdulgafar Kamal, is dead.

The centre’s Public Relations Officer, Taiye Olaifa, confirmed this on Wednesday in Ilorin.

Mr Olaifa said the executive director died on Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara State, during a brief illness.

 (NAN) 

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